# Accident 19970727028269A: Amtr RV6, Harrisburg, IL, July 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1997, 18:20 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, IL
- Airport: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7308° N, 88.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7308&lon=-88.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kearns J W/ Kearns J C RV-6 (registry code 05620DS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kearns-j-w-kearns-j-c-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970727028269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, 'THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HOOKED THE POWER LINE AND SHEARED OFF THE WHEEL AND LANDING GEAR.' HE REPORTED THAT THE IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINE, 'SPUN AIRPLANE AROUND AND CARTWHEELED.'  HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN AN UP-RIGHT ATTITUDE.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.                                                 (-23) THE PILOT, MR. JOHN KEARNS, AND HIS BROTHER WERE RETURNING FROM A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AND STRUCK THE HIGHLINE ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA227), Jul 27, 1997: Kearns RV-6 (N35K), Harrisburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance. A factor was the marked transmission wire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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